DMC Travel Tips
If you are traveling to the IRIS DMC, either for
the first time or for a return visit, we would like to provide
you with these travel tips:
Make your hotel reservations
through us. It is best to let our Office Manager, Gale Eschete,
coordinate your stay and get you the best rate at one of the
local hotels. We have a list of local hotels if
you would like to find out more about their facilities but we
prefer that you make reservations through our office.
Plan ahead! Because of our close proximity to the University of
Washington and downtown Seattle, the hotels in the area are often
booked. The sooner you contact us about your visit the better.
There are several shuttle services to and from the airport. Shuttle
Express (206-622-1424) is about $20 each way. Transportation
from the airport is on demand. Arrangements are made at
the Ground Transportation Information booth located on the third
floor of the parking garage. To return, ask your hotel
to arrange a pick-up. (The shuttle usually runs on a half-hour
schedule.) There is also a SeaTac
Airport Web site.
If you are driving from the airport:
- Take the Main Airport exit towards Interstate 5 North (a
left hand exit).
- Follow I-5 north for about 15 miles (you will pass through downtown
Seattle - enjoy the view!).
- Take the NE45th/50th Street exit.
- Stay to the right upon exiting and make a right (east) turn
onto NE 45th Street. (See below for supplemental
directions to local hotels.)
- The DMC is located 8 blocks east on the NE corner of 45th and
University Way in the Wells Fargo Bank Building.
- Enter the DMC from the north side of 45th through the first
door east of University Way. There is a deli by the entrance and
our office is on the second floor and clearly marked. Pay parking
is available at the NE and NW corners of 15th Ave (just east of
the DMC entrance) as well as many other places in the University
District. There is also metered, street parking.
Here are some maps to help you find your way.
(Click to view larger map)
Another map option is found at MapBlast!.
You can zoom in and out on this map to help you find the DMC in relation
to other Seattle locations.
Local Hotels - Phone numbers and directions
( see * for recommended hotels)
- Hotel Deca 1(800) 899-0251 http://www.hoteldeca.com/
(formerly the University Towers Hotel)
- One block west of the DMC on the north side of NE45th Street
(but a bit pricey).
- * University Inn (206)-632-5055
http://www.universityinnseattle.com
- From NE 45th Street, take a right onto Roosevelt Ave (one way
street 4 blocks east of exit) and go 3 blocks south - the hotel
is on the left hand side.
- * Silver Cloud (206)-526-5200
http://www.scinns.com/universi.htm
- Continue on NE 45th Street (past the DMC and the University
of Washington entrance) down the steep hill. and onto the overpass.
At the bottom of the overpass you will take a right-hand "roundabout"
exit onto 25th street (north). The hotel is a few blocks up on
the right - just past the University Village shopping center.
The hotel has a free shuttle to near-by addresses (3 miles)
and free continental breakfast (big!).
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- Watertown Hotel (206) 826-4242 http://www.watertownseattle.com
- From NE 45th St., take a right on to Roosevelt Ave. Hotel is
1 block south on the left.
If none of these hotels meet your needs please let us know and
we will try to find other accommodations (although they will more
than likely not be within walking distance of the DMC).
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